When thinking of the Hawaiian Islands, most first time visitor's first impression of what the islands look like is far from accurate. The Sandwich Islands, now commonly known as the Hawaiian Islands, form an archipelago of 19 islands and atolls which encompass 1500 miles. This enormous under sea mountain range is called the Hawaiian - Emperor seamount range and is still being formed by a volcanic hot spot in the earth's mantle as we speak. In fact, the newest island is named Loihi and is located southeast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Hawaii (the island) is three times larger than the state of Delaware and two times larger than the state of Rhode Island. It is important to know that the Big I
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